Parra river in chilly Southerly

[gibodfisho]

Had a chance to fish Parra river after working and taking my daughter to basketball for her first time. Even though a southerly change was predicted I was very keen as. Launched at Wharf rd and had a chat to couple of fisho's, a kayak angler and a guy doing some ground work for his fishing club throwing some hard bodies off the wharf.

Conditions looked ideal but by the time I got past the bridges it was blowing 20 knots. This made fishing a hardbody tough but thats what I like to use so I persisted. No joy there so went to a blade. Tried a open area with a few scattered boats that a mate put me onto which was showing a few fish. Normally the fish are scattered and long searching casts and a constant hopping retrieve work well. But today they wanted it on top of the mooring block and got 2 nice bream to start things off.

Did a few other things only managed undersized whiting and snapper, before ending up back at the rail bridge. Things went bit pear shaped here, dropped a big flatty from base of the pylons, then got smoked by a bream on the other side of the pylon, picked up the rod with the hard body get another great run from a bream and get it out into open water and it falls off. Leave the bridge as the wind is howling, and fish a mangrove bank, first cast on again but only to pull the hooks again. Getting cold and hungry sprayed a cast into the mangroves. Go in and break off a small branch with the lure on it and get a bit of a tangle and start tearing it apart to free it, but I either chuck the wrong bunch of leafs overboad or its blown out after I have put it down as the lure just disappears. Well thats enough for me and I head for home, beaten but satisfied.

[the one that got away]

Doesnt sound like a bad day out. At least you tried mate! Nothing worse then bad weather, and not a single fish or bite in site. Good work!